Welcome to Cardiff ...

Cardiff is located in Garfield County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Cardiff, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cardiff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Cardiff is 5,930 feet [1,807 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cardiff is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cardiff lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Cardiff: (970)

Communities Also Named Cardiff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Cardiff - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland (2), New Jersey, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cardiff.

Communities near Cardiff ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cardiff.

• Carbondale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• New Castle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Basalt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
  • Basalt is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
  • Former names for Basalt:
  • Aspen Junction
  • Fryingpan Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <4>
• Silt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
  • Silt is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silt <4>
• Carbonate ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
  • Carbonate is located in Garfield County
• Chacra
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
  • Chacra is located in Garfield County
• El Jebel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Jebel
  • El Jebel is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Jebel <4>
• Gypsum
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <4>
• Snowmass
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass
  • Snowmass is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass <4>
• Redstone
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Redstone is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cardiff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cardiff.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cardiff. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cardiff.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cardiff. See our Newspapers Page for Cardiff.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cardiff ...

Looking for more information about Cardiff? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cardiff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cardiff.

Adding Cardiff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cardiff in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cardiff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cardiff post office opened in 1889.

We also found Cardiff in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cardiff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cardiff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Garfield County: www.garfield-county.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/